Rugby legend Kevin Sinfield joined Rob Burrow's grieving family just a day after he passed away at an emotional event to help deliver his final wish.
Burrow and Sinfield have raised approximately £15 million for various charitable causes in recent years. One of these projects, the £6 million facility at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds, took a significant step forward on Monday. Before he passed, Burrow had expressed to his wife Lindsey his wish for the opening ceremony to proceed, and his wishes were honored.
The Burrow family and Sinfield were joined by lead architect Toby Ingle, director of fundraising Leeds Hospitals Charity Paul Watkins, consultant neurologist and lead in Rob's clinical care team Dr Agam Jung, specialist nurse Claire Lang and fundraiser Katie Dowson who lost her father to MND for the groundbreaking.
His dad Geoff added: “He’ll be up there, looking down saying ‘shut up mother!’ But to have a care centre with his name on it, and not just the centre but having a breakthrough for people with MND so it’s not the hell on earth, it’s going to be a good future for MND sufferers, we’ll make sure of it.” "It’s a great day for patients and families, not just for Leeds but the wider region. We are very proud of our role in treating this devastating disease.”